Posted by Karen_kay on December 4, 2003, at 18:09:00
In reply to Re: I wish I was an artist » Karen_kay, posted by Dinah on December 4, 2003, at 17:35:16
> I dunno. I'm kind of wishing I could time travel and grab that safety net back. I want my old therapist back, and I fear I've lost him forever.
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> I'm not really all that strong. :(<<You haven't lost him at all. He will be helping you so much more by challenging you. You seem to be living with so much anxiety at this point and by challenging you, maybe he can help alleviate some of your pain. And he will still support you too. You have the best of both worlds! You have helped me so much by challenging me to be honest with my therapist, my only hope is that maybe I can help you see that your therapist is not abandoning you by challenging you, rather he is taking a different approach that may have more desirable results. And that is what we all want, right? And I'm sure he will continue to support you when you need it. He's not going to deny you support, he is just going to challenge as well as support.
I read your reply to Shar and I've never seen you so vulnerable. I'm amazed, it is a different side of you that I have never seen before. But you live with anxiety and you shouldn't have to. You have every right to find out why and I think that you are on the right track to finding out the "why" and "how" to overcome.
I can't tell you how much I really look forward to your replies. You're such an intelligent and strong woman. Even if you don't realize it. To be able to cope with that type of anxiety on a daily basis takes a strong lady. Your therapist must be thrilled to work with you. And he won't take away his shoulder to cry on. He might just ask why you need it.
Karen
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